As soon as they saw Yurial, they immediately pointed their blades at him .
"What the heck is wrong with you?" Yurial managed to stop at the last second before getting stabbed .
Seeing surprise instead of lust in his eyes, Freya sighed in relief .
"Didn't you hear that crazy b*tch command? I almost got r*ped thrice in the last five minutes . If it wasn't for Quylla I would be already dead, or worse . "
Both the girls had Warped to the destination as soon as Jirni contacted them, trying to keep themselves out of sight and out of troubles . What they didn't expect was for every single mind controlled boy to recklessly converge on Friya on sight .
Her biggest mistake had been using a spell to kill the first assailant . The noise had revealed her position, multiplying the number of enemies . They had kept warping and fighting until that moment, managing to survive only because they wanted her body intact and because they completely ignored Quylla .
She had never been so happy for not being very attractive .
Phloria, Jirni, and Orion Warped there too a few seconds later . Aside from Jirni, they were all deadly pale and covered in blood .
"Glad to see you are all right, girls . " Jirni checked her daughters and husband, almost ignoring Yurial .
"It's the only piece of good news so far . The power core is down and so are the Warp Gates leading here . It will take a while for the reinforcements to get here . I'm afraid when they arrive it will be already too late . I contacted Manohar on the way here .
He says they have their hands full treating wounded students and neutralizing the Professors under Nalear's influence . Trust no one . Anyone here could be an enemy . "
They all nodded in unison .
"We have only two options run to the forest and get ourselves to safety or find Nalear and kill her . If she dies, all those under the influence of a slave ring will be freed . "
"No, there is a third option . " Orion chimed in . "The kids save themselves by hiding in the forest while we stop that madwoman . "
"Don't go, please . " Quylla sobbed desperately . "I don't want to lose my family again . Please, don't leave me . "
Jirni hugged Quylla, trying to calm her down .
"We'll never leave you alone, darling . Our duty is…" Jirni stopped her eyes wide in surprise .
Quylla's blade had pierced her lung and heart, striking from the blind spot created in the stomach area when Jirni embraced her . There was a reason if Quylla had ignored Nalear's final command . Her duty was getting rid of constable Ernas all along .
After Lith, Nalear considered Jirni the biggest threat to her plan . She had come too close to the truth too many times . Nalear knew that the only way to kill someone so meticulous was to exploit her only weak spot . Jirni's love for her family .
While everyone was still too shocked to react, Quylla Blinked behind Yurial's back, cutting his throat from ear to ear . Blood spurted everywhere, blinding Phloria and Friya while Orion attempted to save his wife .
Quylla Blinked again, this time going for Friya's life . Nalear had given her precise orders . To make sure Jirni was beyond saving, Quylla had to kill all the Healers .
***
Lith pressed the advantage by activating his tier four true magic spell Burning Prison . Six fireballs appeared at the same time around Nalear, one above, one below and the others in a square shape . The fireballs exploded simultaneously, one reinforcing the effect of the other .
It was the same tactic Nalear had employed in her ambush and now it was Lith's turn to exploit the spell's nature to predict her next move . If she used ice to counter the fire, he would use lightning . If she Blinked, he would follow suit, stabbing her the moment Nalear reappeared .
Thanks to Life Vision, an Awakened one could see the exit point of a Blink, making the first one to employ such spell an easy target . Yet she did neither . Nalear activated once again her sword's barrier, using it to take the brunt of the damage .
It was one of Lith's best spells, yet she came out of it almost unscathed .
Almost .
Lith bolted forward boosted by air fusion, but Nalear was ready for him . With an upwards swing of her sword, while she was still in a crouched position, she managed to deflect the Gatekeeper and aim for his right arm at the same time .
There was no time to adjust his stance, Lith could only let go of the blade to prevent his limb from being cut off . Nalear smiled in triumph, aiming to Lith's head next .
That until she saw the Gatekeeper plunging from the air as quick as a bullet toward her heart . Only then she noticed Lith's right hand was bare, the gauntlet was gone . Cursing at herself for falling into such stupid trap, Nalear blocked the falling blade, leaving her side exposed in the process .
Lith punched her in the ribs with all his strength, cracking three of them . His aim was to break the ribs and use them to puncture her lung, but Nalear managed to fly backward at the last second reducing the damage .
'Damn! At least she took a solid hit . Sooner or later she will have to use Invigoration and that will be my only chance to take her out . ' Lith thought .
Alas, Nalear was well aware of such a possibility as well .
Solus returned to Lith's hand, who was flying towards the enemy at full speed to not give her a single moment of rest .
Thorman, the Professor of the Mage Knight specialization, flew against Lith enveloped in a sphere composed by conjured shields which rotated at high speed . It was the tier five Mage Knight spell Revolving Fortress .
Lith cursed when Solus pointed out the Professor was wearing a slave item too . Now that they were activated, she only needed a glance to recognize them . Lith attempted to dodge, but the shields broke the formation barring his way .
At the same time, Professor Binlow of the Mage Knight class unleashed against him several armor shaped constructs . Each one was armed to the teeth but frail . Lith needed only a few slashes to wipe out shields and construct alike, but it gave Nalear the time to get back at her peak condition .
Binlow sent a pulse of mana, allowing the constructs from his tier five Personal Army spell to repair all the damage they had sustained .
"Sorry, Lith . " Said Nalear with a smug expression .
"You are not the only one who has brought friends to the party . "
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